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U.S. Military Guidance Reveals High-Risk Reality of Hormuz’s ‘Southern Highway’
As Washington and Tehran move toward implementing a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending months of conflict, a newly circulated U.S. military document is offering the clearest picture yet of...

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Trump Administration to Immediately Lift Iranian Oil Sanctions Under New Agreement
The U.S. will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the memorandum of understanding the two sides reached to end the war, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

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QatarEnergy Ready to Restart LNG Output, Reach Current Capacity in One Month, Source Says
QatarEnergy is ready to resume liquefied natural gas production at its Ras Laffan LNG plant very quickly and could reach within a month full output of facilities unaffected by Iranian strikes, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Bloomberg
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Europeans Wary of Committing Naval Power to Hormuz Quickly
European officials are wary of committing naval ships that could be placed in danger because US President Donald Trump wants to open up the Strait of Hormuz as quickly as possible.

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Mike Schuler
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Maersk Keeps Gulf Restrictions in Place Despite Hormuz Reopening Push
Maersk is keeping significant cargo restrictions and emergency surcharges in place across the Persian Gulf, offering the latest sign that commercial shipping remains far from normal despite recent announcements of...

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Paul Morgan
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Hormuz Is Reopening. Shipping’s Old Playbook Isn’t.
As the reports of a deal between the US and Iran are top headlines, again, shipowners will be looking at the financial implications and alternatives if Iran’s plan to charge...

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Bloomberg
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US at Odds With Allies Over How Easy It Is to Reopen Hormuz
US President Donald Trump keeps repeating that the Strait of Hormuz — through which one fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally flow — will reopen by Friday.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
UK Charges Indian Captain of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker
The captain of a tanker detained by British authorities during a high-profile operation targeting Russia’s shadow fleet has been charged with violating UK sanctions on Russian oil exports. The UK’s...

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Paul Morgan
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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Meets British Enforcement
In the grey hours before dawn on Sunday, Royal Marine Commandos fast-roped from RAF Chinook helicopters onto the deck of a 244-meter Aframax tanker transiting the English Channel. By Paul...
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
U.S. Senators Propose Arctic Spy Ship Ban Amid Rising Chinese, Russian Activity Near Alaska
Two U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Monday aimed at barring Chinese and Russian government-linked vessels from conducting research operations in U.S. Arctic waters, reflecting growing concern in Washington that scientific missions are increasingly being used to support intelligence gathering and strategic competition in the High North.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Says Ships Are Moving Through Hormuz on ‘Southern Highway’ as Industry Watches Cautiously
President Donald Trump said Monday that ships are once again moving out of the Strait of Hormuz along a southern transit corridor established during the recent conflict with Iran, describing...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Armed Skiffs Attack Two Ships Off Yemen in Separate Gulf of Aden Incidents
Two merchant vessels were attacked by armed skiffs off Yemen on Sunday in separate incidents reported by UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), raising fresh concerns about piracy and maritime security...